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Simple and Compound Sentences
by Ms. Rice ©
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What is a sentence? A sentence is a group of words containing a subject and a verb. A sentence must make sense!!
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What is a simple sentence?
Can stand alone (independent) Can contain compound parts (such as two subject, two verbs, or both) The squirrel found and buried the food.
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What is a compound sentence?
two or more simple sentences joined together may be joined by a semicolon or a comma and a coordinating conjunction
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Semicolon Compound sentences can be joined together by a semicolon.
The squirrel climbed the bird feeder; the birds flew away.
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Coordinating Conjunctions
Compound sentences can be joined by a comma and a conjunction. but, or, yet, for, and, nor, so The bird climbed the bird feeder, and the birds flew away.
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Examples Justin Lebo of Saddle Brook, New Jersey, loved bikes.
He and his dad shared an interest in bicycle racing. They had their garage set up like a bike shop; they worked there on bikes all the time.
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Examples Tropical storms often hit Florida. People from this state know how to prepare. Tropical storms often hit Florida people from this state know how to prepare.
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Assignment Pg. 151 Pg. 152 A-B Pg. 153 #1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9
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